The Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research provides a clear understanding of the basic concepts in stem cell biology and addresses the politics, ethics, and challenges currently facing the field. While stem cells are exciting alone, they are also clearly fueling the traditional areas of developmental biology and the field of regenerative medicine. These two volumes present more than 320 articles that explore major topics related to the emerging science of stem cell research and therapy.
Key Features
Describes the different types of stem cells that have been reported so far and, where possible, tries to explain for each age, tissue, and species what is known about the biology of the cells and their history
Captures a strong sense of stem cell biology as it stands today and provides the reader with a reference manual to probe the mysteries of the field
Considers various religious, legal, and political perspectives
Includes selected reprints of major journal articles that pertain to the milestones achieved in stem cell research
Elucidates stem cell terminology for the nonscientist.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
1: About the General Editors.
Introduction.
Reader's Guide.
List of Articles.
List of Contributors.
Chronology.
2: Aastrom Biosciences, Inc..
3: Advocacy.
4: Alabama.
5: Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
6: Alvarez—Buylla, Arturo.
7: American Association for the Advancement of Science.
8: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
9: Anversa, Piero.
10: Arizona.
11: Arkansas.
12: Australia.
13: Batten Disease.
14: Baylor College of Medicine.
15: Belgium.
16: Biotechnology, History of.
17: Birth Dating of Cells by Retrovirus.
18: Blood.
19: Bone Diseases.
20: Bone Marrow Transplants.
21: Bonn University.
22: Brain.
23: Brazil.
24: BrdU/Thymidine.
25: Burnham Institute.
26: Burns.
27: California.
28: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
